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Description
At Saatchi & Saatchi S, we create sustainable visions for companies around the world and help them grow by embracing a grassroots approach to sustainability.
Position Overview:
The Director of Consulting is a senior leader in Saatchi & Saatchi S' Consulting Services team. He or she works with clients to uncover business needs and objectives, craft appropriate strategies, and identify and implement products and services to help achieve the client's goals. The Director is able to approach sustainability from an operational and an engineering standpoint, and possesses the highest level of account and project management skills.
The ideal candidate will have 10 or more years of consulting experience. A background in change management, product development and sustainable packaging, or energy is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Work with clients to uncover business needs and objectives, craft appropriate strategies, and identify and implement products and services to help achieve the client's goals
- Conduct life cycle assessments
- Conduct greenhouse gas inventories/baselines
- Articulate to clients the ROI of sustainability initiatives and projects
- Integrate sustainability into product development cycles and supplier qualification processes
- Understand the intersection between sustainability, lean manufacturing and six sigma continuous improvement processes
- Manage the company's overall relationship with the account by integrating strategy and business development
- Understand the brand/client and serve as an advocate for the client within Saatchi & Saatchi S
- Develop and maintain account plan and senior level client relationships; oversee account meetings
- Build trust, credibility, and gain referrals from existing clients; cultivate new brand and account relationships
- Document and share best practices between engagements
- Lead and manage teams assigned to clients
Qualifications:
- Experience in and deep understanding of product development and packaging, including materials substitution and dematerialization planning, or experience in and deep understanding of the energy utility industry
- Deep understanding of structural efficiency and green building; LEED certification a plus
- Experience in and deep understanding of performance metrics
- Advanced degree and 10+ years in a consulting/management role preferred
- Ability to travel to client location, one to three days a week as necessary for team, client, and company meetings
- Experience in product development: consumer packaged goods and/or industrial products, with Fortune 500 clients
- Experience with sales principles and consultative solutions
- Excellent oral, organizational, and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Excel and Word is required
- Ability to multi-task by managing multiple clients and projects within deadlines
To Apply:
Interested candidates must submit a writing sample.